The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a great 3-1 start. Their +22 point differential after four games is their best since 2020. Historically, The Steelers have started the season with a 3-1 record 15 times in the Super Bowl era. They only missed the playoffs twice in that timespan, in 1998 and 1980. Four of those 3-1 starts ended with trips to the Super Bowl, where Pittsburgh walked away with three rings.
Let’s look at the Steelers’ previous five 3-1 starts under Mike Tomlin.
2017
Similarly to this year, the 2017 team was on the road early and often, going 2-1 on their first three away games.